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How does Type II diabetes cause weight gain?
How does Type II diabetes cause weight gain?
How does Type II diabetes cause weight gain?
Diabetics have raised blood sugar and when there is a lot of excess blood sugar in our blood stream, it signals our body to put that excess sugar in storage. We can store some sugar in our liver and muscles, however, when these are full our body start to store the extra sugar as fat. This of course starts to cause weight gain.
Last updated on 10 May 2022
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